Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-05
WlRM DEBATE.
The Seaate Passes Hears
Amendment 10 the Rail-
road Attorney Bill.
Senators Back and Teller
Engage in q Quarrel
Of Words
Searching into the Records
Of the Pacific
Railroads.
silver Men MueA Provoked a. secre-
aaFy Mannfng -Conferrees Dlsagree
sa ne Repeal e the Pre-Emp-
llsn Law-walI ssrees oms-
sasisas -sleney maFkes.


Il . Ee80lutIoM TOT the INVESTIGATION 81 8l
Paciae railroads and asked for an Ia
mediate consideration.
Hale ohiecsed 20 an immediate co.
| sideFAtion Of the resolution aud it theE1
fore went 10 the calendar, HoaF esvin
notice that be would call Il up at Cd
| ifs. opportunity.
A bill was insaoduoed which direct
ths Secretary Of the Treasury 10 credi
70 eaeh State and Territory, and 20 Cd
District Of Columbia, q sum equal b
all collections made from them unde
the direct tax act. Il remils all de
linQuencies OF tax still due and ID ap
propFiatos sufficient amount 70 reim
burss tbs States for all the mone,
found due andeT the provisions Of thil
act TO BE- paid 10 their Fespeotive Gov
erneEs: Provfdsd, that where taxes havI
been collected from them either directly
or by toe sale Of property, the amount
shall be held in trust fer them, OF iheil
legal representatives, BY the respective
states
A message from the House requesting
the return Of papers IN the matter Of
the lost Nerthern Pariio foFfeitere bill
was presented and the request vas or
deFed 20 be complied with.
The Senate then resumed the con.
sideFatien Of the Railroad Attorneys
bill. The FIRST vote was taken on an
amendments offered BY Hoar, making II
unlawful for member Of Congress q
accept employment as attorney in oppo
sition 10 the United States IN any case
In which its interests may be concerned
or for any subsidized railway company,
II suoh member has cause to believe
that measures specially affecting the
interests of such railroads are pendina
before Congress OF are about to be pend
ing during bis tsrm of ofiice. fhe amend
menf, which was in the nature Of q
substitute 10 the original bill, vas
agreed to-yeas Is. nays q.
The next question was on the amend
ment offered by Salisbury as . substi
tute to the substitute reported by the
Judiciary Committee.
Beck argued against Saulsbury's
amendment. II that amendment Be.
came law, be said, it vas little bet
ter than nothing, bat IL vas 90 nearly
nothing, it was hardly worth while for
the Senate 10 take up time about Il. Il
allowed any Senator or Representative
to be counsel 10 the great suits Of thsss
railroad companies. They might sit
in either House with el,OC0,OcC Of The
money Of the Union Pacific. the Central
Pacific, or she Northern Pacific in their
pockets. and yet. because they had got
no fee in the particular manner which
Congress was considering, althouRh they
might have received fees IN other mst-
ters and have been employed on pur
pose without their knowledge and con
sent, perhaps they were TO be regarded
as disinterested men. He appealed 10
the Senate TO take q fair view OF the
bill as presented, and az once voted for
and passed in the Senate. Let there
not be any evasion on teat question,
but let them not 90 bsfore the country
end assume that they were doing some
thing wbich was 90 sivalent 10 the
original bill aud which would reach the
evil, Will the fact Was that every sub
stituts aud sme9dment suggested was
either TO make the bill Eidieulous or
leave the evil untouched. As long a.
members Of Congress eould be employed
by theae railroad corporations under all
ssrts Of preteBses, the objsct being
merely 10 secure friendship," the evil
would be left unt0uchea.
Hoar characterized the original bill
a. grossly unconstitutional, awkward,
crude, III drawn, i'll considered. III con-
eeived scheme, which was not only an
insult 10 the Senate bat TO the AneFi-
can people. The bill was not the cut
come Of any popular or public demand.
It came from anonymous articles pub
lisbed By bIackmailers and stock Job
bers in irresponsible newspapers. He
had heard enough Of this arrogant, in
sailing. domineertng style. attempting
20 friRhten Senators from What they
considered their duty.
Saaisbury's amendment was rejected
yeas e6, nays "a.
The committee Substitute vas reject.
ed-yeas none, nays 81.
The anendment offered By HoaF
making Il unlawful for members el
Congress 70 hold real estate Ia the Dis
trict Of Colambia, ex ept a. residences
vas reieoted-yeas 7, nays 46, the yeal
being Batler, Hale, Hoar, Pugh, Teller
aEd Payne.
Finally Hoar's arst amendmsnt,
slightly modified, vas adopted as Q sab,
stitute-yeas 50. nays Il, and then ths
bill in that shape was reported % thl
Senate (the proceedings up 10 this peinl
being IN \ oommittee of the uhols).
Beck moved bis Fieinal bill as q sub
stiiute. and IL vas rtjscted yeas II.
nays Sc.
4 nediheatisn of PIatt's Amendmsni
uas offered ~ Aidrich, and 10 wes Do
feated. yeas 10, nays 80.
Al this stage Of the proceedinRs
Teller rose and expressed bis intention
Of voting against the TIL. II had been
said By the gsntleman from Kentucky
thai q oss Wno we're opposed 10 thiI
class Of legislation Wers Dishonest.
Beck tinterruptinol - That is noa true
That IL absolutely untrnel
Teller (procsedsnQ without heedin6
the inter- Rption) said fhat those whc
we're opposed 20 this lsQislation ha1
been told IN substances that they wanted
the msgbsys Of the Senate TO have
their pOcksts full sf the money Of tha
great corporations; that thsy wanted
Senators 10 have that in theif pockets
vhieh could oorrupt and destroy theiI
Judgments.
SenaisF Beck said that this Vas an.
true. BE did noi say THAI.
Teller -The houoFabis Senator had
sAid Ia words ihat thoee wfo Opposed
the bill vsrs dishsaest. The h01orabls
8suaaoT'a statement thai tins legislation
wasresisted oeca1ss its opponeDts want
80 B0ms Senators 70 o0me INTO this bod
havtnR maoey Of the eorpozafiOn n
shesF pockets.
Beck Thai b aaite as ansrns. nsvsl
said tnaA
Mr.. TeIlsr-.Ifha did net my ears ere
Of bat litile VAfne, and ! coald hasl
heard bus impeFfeutiy uhat be said 10
day on that suhisea / Do nss mead AuJ
legislation - keep me honssz. % kssp
me from whst the people 1 Feprss1nl
beiisps vill afses my iudgnaat. ralJ
on ny oun 3oaGgenee 70 Do tnat.S Con
siaufne. be dsaiaxsd tnAt be did nol
propass By his siisBss 70 havs anyhs4y
say be was rssistlnR pahiia demand
OF pahiis eaaim- A n4n who w0aid
taxa q fee ff0m q rAflfnad eompang fol
ths paEpose of DONG its bassnsna. And
fhsn esma knso ehe 9snass and Be gsx-
eRnsd by tRas fast. wosid take . brsb,
fr01 sAs eo1pA1y. he kad alindsd